CONCHO, OK – High winds are being blamed for ripping down a tent, injuring six crew members and causing extensive damage to gear on the afternoon prior to a July 6 show featuring Peter Frampton and YES. None of the injuries were life-threatening, but two crew members were hospitalized, one with a broken leg. The tent, set up outside the Lucky Star Casino, collapsed between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Along with the July 6 event, set to begin at 8 p.m., a July 7 event at Sandia Casino in Albuquerque, N.M. had to be rescheduled.
David Beerley, marketing and promotions manager for the staging company, PM Productions, told the Oklahoman that the tent poles were secure as winds and rains increased, but that, "in an instant, this downshear came and it went down to the ground."
About 15 crew members were under the tent at the time. Hospitalized crew member Andrew Wine told the newspaper that he had shouted for everyone to get out before pushing another crew member out of the way when the tent pole swung around and broke his leg.
The Peter Frampton/Yes tour, which is being supported by Bandit Lites, resumed July 9 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
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